Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
erythr/o
A
red
2
Q
leuk/o
A
white
3
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
4
Q
melan/o
A
black
5
Q
xanth/o
A
yellow
6
Q
chlor/o
A
green
7
Q
mono, uni
A
1
8
Q
bi, di
A
2
9
Q
tri
A
3
10
Q
quad
A
4
11
Q
semi, hemi
A
1/2
12
Q
centi
A
100 or 1/100
13
Q
milli
A
1,000 or 1/1,000
14
Q
para
A
nearby, beside, aside from
15
Q
peri
A
around
16
Q
inter
A
between
17
Q
intra
A
within, inside
18
Q
extra
A
outside, beyond
19
Q
trans
A
across
20
Q
hyper
A
above, excess, high
21
Q
hypo
A
low, below, deficient
22
Q
neur/o
A
nerve
23
Q
cephal/o
A
head
24
Q
encephal/o
A
brain
25
ot/o
ear
26
ocul/o, opthalm/o
eye
27
nas/o, rhin/o
nose
28
bucc/o
cheek
29
ment/o
chin
30
or/o
mouth
31
lingu/o
tongue
32
cervic/o
neck
33
thorac/o
chest
34
cardi/o
heart
35
pulmon/o, pulm/o
lung
36
mamm/o
breast
37
axill/o
armpit
38
brachi/o
arm
39
carp/o
wrist
40
phalang/o
finger
41
pollex
thumb
42
abdomin/o
abdomen
43
gastr/o
stomach
44
hepat/o
liver
45
splen/o
spleen
46
ren/o, nephr/o
kidney
47
enter/o
intestine
48
col/o
colon, large intestine
49
tars/o
ankle
50
femoral
thigh
51
patell/o
kneecap
52
ped/o
foot
53
hallux
big toe
54
QD, qd
every day
55
BID, bid
two x a day, twice a day
56
TID, tid
three x a day, thrice a day
57
QID, qid
four x a day
58
PRN, prn
pro re nata, as needed
59
STAT
now, immediately
(written in ALL CAPS)
60
ac
ante cibum, before meals
61
pc
post cibum, after meals
62
hs
hours of sleep, bedtime
hora somni
63
NPO, npo
nothing by mouth
nil per os
64
PO, po
by mouth
per os
65
PR, pr
per rectum
66
OD
right eye
Oculus dexter
67
OS
left eye
Oculus sinister
68
OU
both eyes
Oculus uterque
69
AD
right ear
Auris dexter
70
AS
left ear
Auris sinister
71
AU
both ears
Auris uterque
72
gtt(s)
drop(s)
73
mL
milliliter
74
mg
milligram
75
tsp
teaspoon
76
Tbs, Tbsp
tablespoon
